The Lost Debug Shrine of Breath of the Wild

There are 137 shrines in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's files, but there is one shrine that isn't fully accounted for. However, something was found that tells us what this shrine contained - so I hope you enjoy this breakdown. (Can't wait to see how many shrines are in Tears of the Kingdom!)
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Special thanks to @Waikuteru for working with me on this!
Music credits:
Songs from various Zelda OST's
"Shrine" - Breath of the Wild
"Labyrinth" - Breath of the Wild

[@Waikuteru]

Glad you made a video about it! 👍 I actually found another Beta World that is accessible this time, which I plan to feature in a video this weekend!

[@GymnopedieTornado]

WHAT

[@Xxblade17]

Cool

[@neighborgoods7624]

@@GymnopedieTornado He said he found another Beta World that is accessible this time, which he plans to feature in a video this weekend!

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Ok

[@Jimmy_Jones]

Is it likely that this dungeon was actually an open landscape with mini terrains with all these items in their natural locations for that biome?

[@bigchungus7870]

It would've been so cool to see a shrine that just had a lot of food or weapons in it really does give it the feel of a tomb

[@Wyrvenfire]

that would have been an interesting reward defeating ganon and all shrines. unlocking a shrine that has all the weapons you already found. someplace to easily gear up and mess around post game.

[@tumultuousv]

​@@Wyrvenfire interesting. Might of felt too gamey though

[@shoelicker]

Kinda weird since these shrines were around for 10k years and have fresh food in them, there was one shrine with a barrel if broken it drops an apple which is weird

[@TotPocket]

Kinda like that secret area in Super Mario World that had a bunch of items and a Yoshi for you to pick up and use on another level

[@elias0240]

@@shoelicker Now I have to imagine an ancient Sheika monk hobbling out of his shrine and going to the store to buy new apples.

[@atomykebonpyre]

I really like that the dungeon Waikuteru made has warm lighting instead of the blue of regular shrines. I think it looks really aesthetically pleasing against the warm tones of the shiekah architecture.

[@ilovethelegend]

...Oh, the insects were probably blown up so they could see if there were any weird bugs with their animations or textures.

[@ManuelRiccobono]

Bug in bug animations

[@beardalaxy]

On the 137th dungeon, it's common for devs to have a sort of "template map" if they know they are going to be using it in several different places. You can just copy paste it and change the relevant info, in this case it would be the name of the shrine and where to transfer the player to when they leave. Though, they could have done this with just one version of the map and variables that change that info but maybe they were worried about wrong warps occurring or something.

[@FuryJack07]

It's not like they stopped the wrong warps anyway 😂😂

[@Rui_Garcia]

I aint reading allat💀💀

[@beardalaxy]

@@Rui_Garcia cum

[@Rui_Garcia]

@@beardalaxy no

[@jojough8283]

smh, I swear attention spans get shorter every day. On another note, that's a cool bit of info, and it makes a lot of sense too. One thing I'd worry about is what the chests are doing if you were to just have some variables that change based on where you enter from. If the game was overloaded or confused because of a wrong warp, and they hadn't properly accounted for that, then it might crash, or you might be able to get the wrong chest's loot, have a new shrine you enter already have the chest marked as finished, or even replace one chest's loot with another or duplicate spirit orbs. Since space isn't as much of a concern these days, it was probably just simpler to separate the dungeons into their own places.

[@nathanpfirman625]

Honestly this seems like something the sheikah would do. they seem like the kind of people to keep a copy of every single item that can be found in hyrule for future gens.

[@ianbelletti6241]

Mario Test dungeon probably looked different depending on what aspects they were testing. It probably varied from an actual dungeon area to looking like above ground regions. Based on the list of items, it was probably an object interaction test area. The true test dungeon is probably in the company's dev version but removed to save space for the public version because the public didn't need access to the dev tool.

[@alloounou6900]

Fun fact: the reason we call them bugs and debugging is because some of the first computers had these massive tubes. One computer started behaving strangely and the problem was a literal bug caught in the wiring. Correction courtesy of Javaguru.

[@javaguru7141]

Not inside the tubes (they're fancy light bulbs), just caught in the wiring

[@alloounou6900]

@@javaguru7141 There you go. Appreciate the correction.

[@Ironpants57]

I love these types of breakdown videos! Gives anyone that wants to make games an idea how things could be done. Like a death plane, use mesh topology instead of cull as collisions, and etc. Also all info about how or what happens behind the scenes and game files. There is so much that goes into these vids. Thank you Swanky and all the rest that contribute to this.

[@l9m241]

Reminds me of Oblivions version of the testinghall. Which has a bunch of tables with objects on them. It has the chest room containing all the items, but there was also another room with all the armors just laying on tables.

[@JuanSanchez-qp1xp]

I remember that, there was like 3 chests and every time you open them if would lag a little… And outside was all these random npcs

[@twanheijkoop6753]

Bethesda devrooms are always funny to try and hunt down in new games

[@dvdplayer-2038]

Happy to see your back We missed you

[@ButterscotchMcBean1995]

Hello.

[@katieyuill2291]

I like to think that instead of a Munk, this shrine had a place to reset everything. This would allow you to test and mess around to your hearts content, and start again if you mess it up or need to repeat a test

[@asakayosapro]

_"Hello, and welcome to the Nintendo Science Enrichment Center._ _We hope your brief detention in the relaxation vault has been a pleasant one._ _Your specimen has been processed and we are now ready to begin the test proper._ _Before we start, however, keep in mind that although fun and learning are the primary goals of all enrichment center activities, serious injuries may occur."_

[@ARUCARDFTEPES]

They probably would have just used dev commands though.

[@KaijiKey1]

always a good day when swanky uploads

[@Jobroski47]

Thank you swanky for being the person to show me what loz botw could look like at a smooth frame rate

[@MaisieSqueak]

Why do people keep saying BotW had no dungeons?? The beasts were literally dungeons. Like IN EVERY WAY. Locked rooms that needed small keys. Many fiendish puzzles to progress. A boss at the end... There were only 4 but there were those two you mentioned also. IT - HAD - DUNGEONS.

[@keiyakins]

Yeah it had a couple. And it kinda made sense to swing away from them anyway; Skyward Sword was practically all dungeon, with even its overworld being dungeon-like.

[@TotPocket]

It took me a minute to notice, but this shrine is a copy-and-paste of the Major Test of Strength+ with all of the items scattered about

[@steak9194]

2:27 it would actually be super cool to show that, it's like the death barrier is the event horizon of a black hole

[@rychei5393]

Someone found a shrine without the death barrier, they hit the floor. ( takama shiri)

[@bendy109coo]

As a new player, that 60fps looks beautiful

[@UnwrittenSpade]

The shrines were a breath of fresh air I loved them so much and I’m glad they are back with the new dungeons in totk

[@tumultuousv]

Are there dungeons tho? That's speculation unless you're talking about leaks.. if that'd the case I suggest you don't spoil things.

[@semaj35]

can't help but mourn the missed potential of having a shrine where you climb up to the ceiling and walk on the twisty passages on top

[@Redhd500]

What’s funny is that the shrines are named after the monks that created them, meaning the monk who made this one (if it was a real shrine) would literally be named marioclubtestdungeon

[@AtheistJr]

And if this was TotK, the corresponding area in the Depths would be Noegnudtsetbulcoiram Lightroot.

[@tee_ess_pee]

​@@AtheistJrin the WHERE?

[@ELSuperLaser]

At 5:30 there's a spear that seems to be the only item not identified ("???") by the player. I don't recognize it. What is it?

[@JoeMama-fh7eb]

Imagine someone asks what your job is and your answer is “I’m part of the Mario Club” and give no further explanation

[@nicobbq]

Welcome back my dude!

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Hi

[@PicklePower234]

The analysis of the test shrine begins at 5:20

[@EricYTP]

"Bug squashed" and not "YOU ARE GREAT DEBUGGGER!" is totally a missed opportunity.

[@Woots]

Very cool! I love stuff like this!

[@zeldagamelover24]

Nintendo should have a "extras" option in the main menu to play around with items and enemies and other things, just to see what the debug team does and just let us see everything up close with detail.

[@Daxterbeer]

kind of similar to super mario sunshine test level

[@SerrinTheElf]

Thank you Mario Club for leaving TotK as broken as it is, I love it! xD

[@MasonHolly]

Imagine finding this in the beginning of the game and getting every OP item.

[@SamCo-]

Hey swanky box I didn't think you made videos anymore cool to see you still do

[@shiningjoot6369]

There was a SwankyBox video that was about exploring out of bounds areas in Super Mario Galaxy (I can't remember if it was 1 or 2) and one of the areas was peach's castle in the background of some 2D section that I think was at the start of the game, can somebody please tell me what the name of that video was again?

[@olimar6738]

That should have been a 100% bonus shrine

[@sa3270]

They should have made the compendium like this.

[@eddierice3254]

One thing that still needed is repairable items, good thing there are mods

[@Vince_arreak21]

i love your videos swankybox

[@Chubby_Bub]

7:33 "Relics of the past like this" alright buddy did you think I wouldn't see what you did there

[@rtyuik7]

i kinda miss the 'old' signoff, of "until my next videooo~~~...cheers" ...any chance of that being Brought Back for a video or two? maybe like a Revisit of the topic covered...?

[@beanbag8020]

The gameplay looks like it’s in 60fps… my switch OLED only does 30 as far as I can tell, how did you manage to get a higher frame rate?

[@CAPEDCRUSADER3900]

It would be cool if you completely finished everything in the game and got the true ending then this srine popped up after getting 100% and the monk Gave you all the Items, from like the Amiibo's or something cool like an unlimited energy upgrade to the Master Sword & Hylian Shield.

[@Monorail-Games2876]

SwankyBox, Are you also horrorscoped?

[@user-abc123yeshaha]

Now, I know this is a bit late to say this but, Can you make theory about how temmie knows how many times you died (temmie armor)?

[@mirrormagic7674]

Did anyone else see the monk dabbing when he was approached from the side? It wasn't even visible from the front, this is some ridiculous modding here.

[@HoosierTransfer]

The shrine would have most likely just been a flat plane with all the items laid out on it.

[@KateSuhrgirlPlays]

Are you still planning to do Super Mario 64 Minecraft area 4?

[@zengamer7405]

how to go this shrine for savegame editor?

[@themelone2423]

Its a reskined DLC shrine you can see it from the layout

[@chastermeeef2123]

How did you get the game to look this good?

[@Adam-jm5un]

Hey Swanky! Missing you, man! Hope you’re doing alright! 🥺

[@finalemperor1473]

In majora‘s mask in the ice temple navy becomes blue as if there was someone there, but I checked no one was there

[@NintendoNintendo-rd7qi]

I think this should be a shrine called the sheikhs library and the sheikh slate connects to it for the contempedium

[@globingoblin8625]

So what happens if Link opens a chest without defined contents?

[@BakeBakePi]

Very interesting!

[@TheCreepypro]

what an interesting shrine

[@efecetin9573]

What happened to zardys maze 2

[@yalkn2073]

What is the giant gray rupee though?

[@zengamer7405]

how to go this dungeon?

[@StuffedAxolotl]

I thought there was only 120 shrines... (other than the one you mentioned in this video)

[@Drawoon]

should there be a cooking pot? there's so many items to cook with.

[@MysticalGesture]

So this test area is not in the game I own ?

[@GamerXTrip3l]

I am sorry, but I need to know, did you at 3:55 pronounce the name Waikuteru? The name pronounciation doesnt# fit at all to how he is pronounced, but it sounded like the correct letters, so I am not quite sure.

[@Zinkolo]

The Divine beasts were literally the full dungeons...

[@ScaryGoober]

Just goes to show you that in modern gaming. They waste a lot of resources. If this were a N64 Zelda, you would fall under the floor and couldn’t walk on the roof

[@ManuelRiccobono]

3:27 i don't think they chech ALL nintendo game. *points at scarlet & violet*

[@reddodeado301]

Gamefreak makes the Pokemon games, not Nintendo

[@tumultuousv]

Pokémon isn't developed by Nintendo.

[@Freddyfanmulti3214]

it would be amazing if you showed how to get there, probably not gonna happen it was probably tedious

[@Freddyfanmulti3214]

Idiot spam bot

[@sshuraii]

Why koo ter roo 😂

[@nicholasdaisyawesomeness1291]

7:22

[@tsumetai_kaze]

7:33 I see what you did there... 😉

[@ltothej7575]

Yoooo BOTW

[@SunnyCress]

Weren’t there 120 shrines?

[@dezmas9332]

You have almost the exact same voice as zeltik, it's so weird

[@tumultuousv]

Definitely NOT.

[@dezmas9332]

@@tumultuousv listen to them both and tell me they aren't similar

[@everonlyallforthee]

Huh?? SwankyBox is American and Zeltik is British. They don't sound similar at all.

[@Brinta3]

@@everonlyallforthee Voice and accent are two separate things.

[@everonlyallforthee]

@@Brinta3 🤯😱

[@RunicSigils]

BotW has dungeons besides the hideout and castle as the beasts are the primary dungeons. Shrines are the equivalent of things like the trading sequences or burning every bush and pushing every block on the overworld, not dungeons. I don't know why people are so obsessed with pretending that the beasts don't exist. Some even deny it when you point them out.

[@sammer1097]

I would never deny that the beasts exist, and I assert that the people you are complaining about aren't doing that either and you're just exaggerating to make yourself feel smart. I'm also never going to stop asserting that the beasts don't qualify as dungeons. I assure you that you don't have any arguments to make that I haven't already heard.

[@dmclsl03]

@@sammer1097 🔥🔥🔥✍️✍️🔥✍️✍️🔥✍️🔥

[@tumultuousv]

The beasts aren't "traditional" dungeons. And they're a lot shorter and again... not like the traditional zelda dungeons. I understand the complaint about them although I'm satisfied with the 120+ dlc and divine beasts lmao

[@tumultuousv]

​@@sammer1097 you're right and wrong lol. Just cuz you've heard an argument doesn't mean it's not right

[@music_creator_capable]

Good!

[@Foxtrot_Zer0]

Greetings comrades

[@matthewboire6843]

Greetings

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Ok

[@GetterRay]

Why wouldn't you count the Divine Beasts as dungeons? The mass dementia around BotW's "lack" of dungeons has always been way more interesting to me.

[@mlgsamantha5863]

probably cause theyre all just the same dungeon copy and pasted 4 different times

[@Xxblade17]

Wild

[@shiningjoot6369]

New video :D

[@XDWASDX]

One day, devs will learn to remove unusable assets. A game released on its intended platform in 2023 should not perform like blighttown.

[@adminchobe]

Is it not pronounced 'why-koo-teru'? I feel like "Wykutru" is a grave mispronunciation.

[@jamespierce2223]

Interesting

[@StardewStandby]

there is not 136 shrines thers 120

[@grahamtek]

There are 126 playable shrines not 136

[@SANTYMINEBLOCKS]

Efectivamente No se hablar ingles y los subtitulos no me sirven modo que Me jodi ( leelo con la voz de un ardiano de re4 xd)

[@timsawyer9231]

I know it's the same world, but with any luck they have given us some dungeons in ToTK. I mean it took a long time for them to give us a new game, seems like if it was only some elevated platforms that have been added it would have been ready a long time ago.

[@Boxy68]

bro thats just fuzionzgamers video

[@Noodle8899]

🦑

[@ben12355]

THE BUG JOKE 0:58 XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD IM DEAD MAN DEAD FROM LAUGHING

[@TerraWolf_Teratio]

This is the only way to get a duplicate of the master sword

[@Maxawa0851]

Not true, ist lets you do it

[@Alex-ut5ou]

BOTW is better gameplay wise than TOTK

[@Turtles21]

Yuo*

[@notSoAverageGuineaPigEnjoyer]

Why do you film on an emulator?

[@Boooo]

why not

[@scintillam_dei]

@@Boooo See my series "Zelda is Satanic."

[@zerorose4011]

Probably because quick access to cheats, such as no Collison and such.

[@SunnyCress]

It’s a mod

[@omega592008171980]

Please do tears of the kingdom it's out.

[@mrpuglover77]

No it's not, it was leaked, and almost all channels that feature spoilers or gameplay are being deleted.

[@omega592008171980]

@@mrpuglover77 well that means it's still out there . Leaked or released it's out!

[@mrpuglover77]

@@omega592008171980 But my point is, it would DEFINITELY take his channel down.

[@mellowanimations7237]

Aloha

[@Expandedsky]

6:38 "there are explosions that defete all the fish" ah yes defete

[@Jacobinks]

Cum

[@scintillam_dei]

CVM? QVAE DESAERATEM VIR?

[@NaschAzure]

Ambatublow😩

[@stevenn1940]

Oh, yiga clan hideout and hyrule castle *were* kind of dungeons, huh? I guess that explains why those were my least favorite parts of the game